Football in Africa: Conflict, Conciliation, and Community

by Gary M. Armstrong, Richard Giulianotti, Gary Armstrong

This ground breaking collection provides the first detailed social analysis of football within Africa. The book features case-study essays that draw heavily on detailed fieldwork to examine the distinctive football cultures that have grown up in African communities. The book should be compulsory reading, for social scientists in sport studies and African studies, and for informed football followers everywhere.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333919793
• ISBN13: 9780333919798
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.6"